Friday, April 30, 2010 A map which shows the best wind power for the Cape Cod region The US government today approved plans for a controversial wind power project off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, which, if built, would be the nation’s first offshore wind farm. The company responsible for the project, Cape Wind, received a permit from […]
McDonald’s restaurant to close all locations in Iceland
Thursday, October 29, 2009 File:El Maco.jpg Icelandic advertisement for El Maco (Big Mac)(Image missing from Commons: image; log) McDonald’s, the international fast food restaurant chain, will cease all operations in Iceland by the end of October. The company blames the closure of the nation’s three outlets on drastically increased costs of importing its food ingredients, which mainly came from Germany. […]
California meat packing firm recalls 143M pounds of beef
Sunday, February 17, 2008 I am dismayed at the in-humane handling of cattle that has resulted in the violation of food safety regulations at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company. In a press release today, California-based Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. indicated that it has voluntarily recalled just over 143 million pounds (65 million kilograms) of raw and frozen beef products, which […]
Iso Accreditation And Cleaning Contractors
Here’s An Opinion On: Loans For Australian Pensioners Submitted by: Augustgq Hopkins Well-organized waste management services will always be a priority for those who are managing waste disposal efforts in cities and other places. When there is a proper waste and recycling service, the people find it a lot easier to follow waste management techniques. It is therefore necessary to […]
Manitoba’s flood creating hazardous conditions
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Map of the Red River Floodway.Image: Kmusser. The Red River at Winnipeg is almost clear of ice blocks and ice jamming, however there are still dangers from the Red River flood. Ice blocks which were as high as two storey buildings were ripping out trees, fences and railway ties. “You’ll see huge pans of ice standing […]
Leaked online: UK Home Office non-disclosure agreement with ID card companies
Saturday, December 6, 2008 The Non-Disclosure agreement for companies working with the UK Government on the National identity card has been leaked on WikiLeaks. The document states, among other things, what rights the Government has to search the properties of companies involved and the obligations on the companies to keep information secret. Wikileaks logo Section five of the document states […]
How To Sell Your Junk Car?
Here’s An Opinion On: Buggy Spare Parts Australia Submitted by: Lewis Cole A lot of people own cars that are in really bad shape, but prefer keeping them because of different reasons. Some are afraid of not receiving any cash from selling, while others want to keep it for sentimental reasons. However, with the automotive junk market currently booming, the […]
Norwegian military security agency accused of conducting illegal surveillance of PM
Saturday, June 13, 2009 Yesterday, Norwegian news outlets reported that Defense Security Service (Forsvarets sikkerhetstjeneste [FOST]) had conducted illegal surveillance against the prime minister’s office and other government offices. Kripos, a division of the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police, did a police search of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence’s top-secret intelligence agency’s computer equipment in Jørstadmoen, after a […]
Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs
Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party. The boy was today awake […]
Second Darwin’s sandwich shop opens in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Thursday, June 2, 2005 The exterior of Darwin’s, Ltd. Darwin’s Ltd. opened a second location of their sandwich shop at 1613 Cambridge Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in late May. It is situated across from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. Previously limited to one location at 148 Mount Auburn Street, the second store seats approximately 30 people and sells sandwiches, coffee […]